Is Melted Snow Safe to Drink?

Millions of Texans are still under orders to boil water as the winter blast continues to take its toll. But if your pipes are frozen, is it safe to drink melted snow? Fourteen million people, many with homes flooded from burst pipes, have no clean water for drinking and cooking. Broken water mains and power blackouts have made the water supply undrinkable. Bottled water is being distributed, but residents of Houston, Austin and other cities are being told to boil water for up to three minutes. #InsideEdition

[calvincoolidge]

I always did it as a little boy before I was President

[truckcamper]

Open flame in the living room to give a kid a bath that’s really intelligent 😳

[May-dwje]

Little boy will never hear the end of it.

[huh]

Bruhh ... My mother used to boil the water she would collect from the well back in Mexico.... My grandparents still boil their water like

[trollzlive]

Another reason to be grateful/thankful and not complain

[lisabtheplug]

I thought the whole melting snow is safe to eat/drink question was common knowledge??? I refuse to believe people dont know

[Basbxyy]

Explains how to put it away from flammable areas

The expert himself under a wooden structure with wood around him


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[nina]

So crazy about the baby. He looks just like dad though doesn't he!? So cute. ❤️❤️❤️

[Rapid-faster]

dont lie if you were a kid around snow you drank it at least once like if you did i want to make sure i am not wierd

[watermelon_sugar]

I was in Houston on vacation while this happened and all the electricity went out but luckily we had a chimney that ran on gas so we were warm. Also the next day a pipe broke and the garage of the home I was staying in was flooded with water. Luckily we got very lucky and we were able to fix it but many of the neighbors and schools were asking my uncle to fix their pipe. Today I am back home and safe in another state.

[theallnighters]

There’s always joy during the worst of times little guy welcome to the world

[georgewbushcenterforintell]

That depends on if the snow is made of water or something else . A Google search of what is in snow would shock people . Boiling will only concentrate heavy metals. One of the worst things found in snow is strontium and arsenic.

[daniellahmanchuk]

I don't know why they made this video because the people that need it don't have power or wifi so they don't know how to do it.

[mr.antique]

I remember reading about this in a book called, "A Meal in Winter Time". Three German soldiers had to do this in Poland in order to survive. It's almost unbelievable that Texans have to do the same!

[doug]

The answer is yes. You do need to filter it and boil but yes.

[nicksir]

I pray for people that was affected of the crisis in texas

[bigburgerboi]

I eat regular snow all the time it’s safe, just make sure it’s fresh white and untouched

[easyfix]

My country Haiti we be doing this for decades

[joet]

Desperate times call for desperate measures

[worldbuilder]

Filter it with charcoal and sand, just to be double safe. Use coffee filters between the filter layers.